Marianela Santos

Trayectoria

Apasionada por la innovación, la inclusión y la tecnología, Marianela Santos lidera con visión en transformación digital y estrategias ESG de alto impacto.


Con décadas de experiencia emprendedora, ha fundado y escalado empresas en tecnología inteligente, centros de datos verdes e impacto social, siempre alineada con retos globales.


Consejera, con más de 15 años de participación en Consejos de Administración, Consultivos y Patrimoniales, Marianela es una consejera experimentada y es valorada por su perfil de Transformación Digital, ASG y su fortaleza en visión estratégia con Fiananzas Sostenibles.

Marianela Santos

Scolarship

Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE) - Board Presidents and Senior Board Members

2025

Harvard Business School Online - Sustainable Business Strategy

2023

Stanford University - Family Office Program - Next Gen Sustainability & Social Impact

2022

EGADE Business School (ITESM) - Energy Administration Specialty

2020

International Finance Corporation - World Bank (IFC) - Digital Transformation, IFC Digilab

2019

Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE) - Exec Program ADECAP, Private Equity

2016

Interamerican Investment Corporation – Kellogg University - Corporate Governance for Family Business

2015

Directors College EGADE Business School (ITESM + Stanford) - Corporate Governance and Boards

2014

EGADE Business School (ITESM) - Board Members Executive Program

2013

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School - Innovation Marketing Sales Strategies

2011

Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE) - Exec Program ADIT, Innovation & Technology

2010

Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE) - Exec Program AD2, Business Management

2009

Tec de Monterrey (ITESM) - Bs. Electronics and Digital Systems

1988-1993

Entrepreneur Experience

Coahuila Valley Ecosystem (AC + SAPI)

October 2023–currently

Cofounder and Board Member

Nearshoring STEM Education TIC, Industry 5.0 and inclusion initiative for Coahuila State. Match between the biggest Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Cluster Worldwide needs and IT/4.0 technicians and engineers skills.

Orben Tecnología (Orben Tech) SAPI de CV

July 2020–currently

Founder Partner, CEO & Chairwoman of the Board

Smart Buildings and Green Data Centers: ESG Strategy through IT/OT and Energy efficiency. UL Spire Certification. Design, Digital Twin, Operation, ESG KPI’s, ROC (Remote Operation Center). Cisco, Panduit, Vertiv, Honeywell.

Kalpa Ventures

August 2019–currently

Founder and CEO

Advisory, mentoring and international capital raising for startups and SMBs with ESG strategy: inclusion, environmental and social impact. Success stories include Global Nanotechnology and Bolsa Rosa.

ALSUN Tech SA de CV

January 2019–currently

Founder Partner

Innovative solutions of aluminum structures for solar panels.

Hecho con Capacidad, A.C.

August 2017–currently

Founder

Non-Profit to support labor inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities.

Uno a Uno Taller Protegido, S.A. de C.V.

October 2013–currently

Partner

Manufacture and bottling of personalized water by people with intellectual disabilities. Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals and Circular Economy.

Health Angel Monitor Systems, S.R.L. de C.V.

October 2009–November 2016

Partner (Acquired by Private Equity Fund in 2016)

Telemedicine for migrants Mex-USA. Online measurement of medical parameters, video integration, and mobile visualization.

Orben Comunicaciones, S.A.P.I. de C.V.

June 1995–March 2018

Founder, CEO, Chairwoman of the Board and Board Member

CEO for 23+ years. Served 52+ cities and 1600+ clients in Latam. 250+ tech certifications. Recognized by Nortel, Polycom, Juniper. Clients include PEMEX, Telefónica, CEMEX, Office Depot, among others.

Speaker Engagements

2025

Womentum

Women leadership in STEM panel

2025

Innova 4.0

Innovation panel organized by Saltillo municipality Automotive Cluster

2025

Johnson Controls

Women's Global Network Entrepreneurs Fair

2024

WeConnect

CALA regional conference panel

2024

Senado de la República

Infrastructure and Nearshoring Technological Challenges

2024

Tec Campus Monterrey

Silicon Valley–Mexican Digital Entrepreneurship

2024

Red SumaRSE Coahuila

ESG the new paradigm

2024

Universidad Panamericana

Innovation and entrepreneurship

2024

BNI Oaxaca

5th anniversary Event for Oaxaca BNI Groups: Expand your horizons

2023

World Engineering Education Forum

Panel: Ecosystems to attract and retain Female Engineers/Scientists

2023

1st IPADE B.School Women Forum

Panel for businesswomen community, representing AD2 (Top program)

2023

Data Center Dynamics DCD Cancun

Add a T for Transparency to ESG Datacenter Strategy Panel

2023 & 2024

AER-Xignux

Business and Climate Change Risks, a vision for the next 10 years

2023

Saltillo Entrepreneurship Network

Fireside Chat, entrepreneurship experiences

2023

Inc MTY

Angel Investment, a sustainable and inclusion Vision

2023

Club Rotario Valle Oriente Mty

ESG Strategy

2023

American Chamber of Commerce

Value Chain Sustainability Forum. United Airlines, Mattel and CP-KCS

2023

DEM Dirigentes de Empresas y Mercadotecnia

Successful Investment Projects

2023

American Chamber of Commerce

ESG fundamentals (w/ Deloitte and Basham as co-speakers)

2023

Entrepreneurs Organization EO Chapter Monterrey

ESG the next paradigm

2023

Grupo Consultor EFE

Innovation and Resilience (International Women’s Day)

2022

American Chamber of Commerce

EWDP Keynote speaker, resilience and ESG

2022

EGADE Business School

Shark tank for final master projects in innovation & finance

2022

Grupo Xignux

Risk Management Forum - ESG criteria on Risk Management

2022

Inteligencia Financiera

International Summit, ESG as organization change driver

2022

American Chamber of Commerce

ESG Panel Innovation Forum

2022

IPADE Program Mede

Rising Capital in International Markets

2022

Cumbres Irish Institute

Inspiring Stories

2022

Escuela de Arquitectura ITESM

Circular Economy